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Liberalism’s like the soccer referee on the sidelines not playing to win

Liberalism’s like the soccer referee on the sidelines not playing to win

Liberal-minded folks have failed. We got so obsessed with presiding over the match that we came to see ourselves more as referees than as players on...

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Josh Szeps

Firmus’ naysayer is happy to sit back and watch others gamble

Firmus’ naysayer is happy to sit back and watch others gamble

UniSuper’s John Pearce is rare in his willingness to sit back and watch the Firmus bandwagon roll past. His reticence shows courage and...

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Paul Smith

Modi’s bear hug comes with strings attached

Modi’s bear hug comes with strings attached

The “good” optics of domestic politicians eagerly courting Modi belie the harder realities of the India-Australia strategic and economic relationship.

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The Afr View

Higher CGT will increase school fees, could help One Nation win seats

Higher CGT will increase school fees, could help One Nation win seats

The contest for the hearts and minds of a new Howard battler generation could be fought in the schools hardest hit by the government’s tax changes.

yesterday 9

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John Black

The great AI data centre cover-up

The great AI data centre cover-up

I might be fined for not telling the government what I earned last year. An AI firm can quietly get the nod for a gas power plant without so much as a...

yesterday 10

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Pilita Clark

My father was murdered at Bondi. Here’s what I’ve learnt about antisemitism

My father was murdered at Bondi. Here’s what I’ve learnt about antisemitism

Are we taking the warning signs seriously enough? Are we doing enough to protect Jewish life? Could history repeat itself?

yesterday 7

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Sheina Gutnick

What Modi and Hanson have in common on monocultural

What Modi and Hanson have in common on monocultural

In India as in Australia, the challenge is how best to balance democracy, citizenship, constitutional governance and minority rights to forge a...

yesterday 10

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Ramesh Thakur

Forcing cheap gas won’t keep prices low

Forcing cheap gas won’t keep prices low

Manufacturers should be careful what they wish for. Artificially flooding the market with cheap gas would ultimately leave them paying higher prices.

yesterday 10

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Samantha McCulloch

Trump killed Canada’s anti-oil politics

Trump killed Canada’s anti-oil politics

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has all the permission he needs to shed his previous green credentials in the name of pragmatic statecraft.

yesterday 6

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Geoff Russ

Bad economic news exposes Labor’s unproductive budget

Bad economic news exposes Labor’s unproductive budget

Unless Labor finally gets serious about pro-productivity policies, its flawed stewardship of the economy will continue to exacerbate the grievances of...

yesterday 8

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The Afr View

Trump declared war on AI licensing. Then he took it to another level

Trump declared war on AI licensing. Then he took it to another level

It’s ironic that Trump, who railed against the prospect of Biden regulating AI through some kind of favourite-playing licensing regime, has done...

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Richard Holden

From Modi to Missiles, China is targeting the Indo-Pacific

From Modi to Missiles, China is targeting the Indo-Pacific

The Indian prime minister’s visit to Australia comes as Beijing’s actions show why the region still holds together as a strategic idea.

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Tushar Joshi

Socialists are on the rise. We’ve seen this movie before

Socialists are on the rise. We’ve seen this movie before

Ideas that older voters know have long been discredited (“America first” among conservatives; socialism among progressives) can seem fresh and...

previous day 10

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Bret Stephens

Real Modi mission is greater buy-in to India by Australia

Real Modi mission is greater buy-in to India by Australia

Media coverage and rhetoric about “natural partners” can gloss over a complicated reality: this relationship is building strategic trust despite...

previous day 10

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Shruti Pandalai

Lessons from S Korea: How to stop AI being the enemy of young workers

Lessons from S Korea: How to stop AI being the enemy of young workers

Seoul has money to spare thanks to tax revenues from the semiconductor boom. How it uses this to tackle artificial intelligence-related youth...

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Sarah O'Connor

No Future Made In Australia without Labor’s gas reservation scheme

No Future Made In Australia without Labor’s gas reservation scheme

A country serious about industrial policy cannot be casual about competitive steelmaking, and central to that is the price of gas.

previous day 10

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Tania Archibald

Half the wealth, four years of pain: Australia’s historic decay

Half the wealth, four years of pain: Australia’s historic decay

The story of the Australian sharemarket is much more than one bad financial year.

previous day 8

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Chanticleer

Australia’s economy is running out of good news

Australia’s economy is running out of good news

A trio of bleak developments exposes the scale of the challenge confronting Labor as it tries to ease economic pressures driving voters towards One...

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Michael Read

Beijing fires a Pacific reality check

Beijing fires a Pacific reality check

China firing a ballistic missile into the Pacific this week was not an isolated military event. It was strategic, and it was a message.

tuesday 10

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Jess Collins

China’s missiles sank its Pacific charm offensive

China’s missiles sank its Pacific charm offensive

Beijing should be well aware that firing a weapon into the open ocean, thousands of kilometres from its mainland, is deeply provocative.

tuesday 10

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The Afr View

What markets are missing about hawkish Kevin Warsh and US rate rises

What markets are missing about hawkish Kevin Warsh and US rate rises

The new Federal Reserve chairman has articulated a desire to reframe the Fed’s strategic direction. That might mean less frequent policy adjustments...

tuesday 10

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Stephen Miller

Despot Trump is way offside on FIFA red card reversal

Despot Trump is way offside on FIFA red card reversal

It is no good for soccer, and it will be no good for the US team. They will now be pilloried by those who want games to be decided by players.

tuesday 10

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Ian Smith

CGT changes could lead to effective tax rates of up to 80 per cent

CGT changes could lead to effective tax rates of up to 80 per cent

The new CGT system will bias retail investors heavily against risk-taking and will push investment towards low-risk assets such as owner-occupied...

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Geoff Francis

Will Albanese let the unions put the brakes on AI?

Will Albanese let the unions put the brakes on AI?

The PM’s decision to take a more interventionist approach shapes as another example of the Labor government doing the unions’ bidding on workplace...

tuesday 10

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The Afr View

Albanese’s ‘shag’ Kylie remark would get him fired in most workplaces

Albanese’s ‘shag’ Kylie remark would get him fired in most workplaces

The prime minister’s conduct in a professional setting would very likely constitute sexual harassment and the aggrieved person could demand an...

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Paul O'Halloran

What’s that smell in the office?

What’s that smell in the office?

Big companies across the world are now developing their own distinctive aromas, sometimes with lavish assistance. But do workers care that much?

06.07.2026 10

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Pilita Clark

If you thought the global financial crisis was bad ...

If you thought the global financial crisis was bad ...

The AI job apocalypse will cause a mass withdrawal of retirement savings, crashing equity prices on the scale of the global financial crisis, if not...

06.07.2026 10

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Carson Block

Can the CFMEU kill off its gangster culture?

Can the CFMEU kill off its gangster culture?

Efforts to wipe out corruption need to be systemic, grassroots-oriented and ruthless. Otherwise, the slime creeps back.

06.07.2026 10

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Michael Easson

Judo Bank will have to sell its soul to win back trust

Judo Bank will have to sell its soul to win back trust

The lender has been punished for a horror downgrade that vindicated doubters. It now faces an existential crisis.

06.07.2026 10

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Jonathan Shapiro

Why is Albanese going on bogan comedy podcasts?

Why is Albanese going on bogan comedy podcasts?

The prime minister blundered when he said he would shag Kylie Minogue, but he didn’t denigrate the office in which he sits.

06.07.2026 10

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Floyd Alexander-Hunt

Gas reservation scheme should focus on the carrot, not the stick

Gas reservation scheme should focus on the carrot, not the stick

Underwriting new gas in southern states instead of diverting LNG cargoes to domestic market would provide a cost-efficient solution to the core...

06.07.2026 10

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Tim Handley

Liberal own goals make the survival task harder for Wilson and Sloane

Liberal own goals make the survival task harder for Wilson and Sloane

The opposition leaders in the two biggest states are grappling with internal conflicts that have become the political focus ahead of looming state...

06.07.2026 10

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The Afr View

Why every investor should read the new book about Trump’s second term

Why every investor should read the new book about Trump’s second term

A new book by journalists Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan is a must-read, not just for the perv value of being a fly on the wall of the Oval Office.

05.07.2026 10

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Tony Boyd

ANZ hit hardest in the bank deposit wars

ANZ hit hardest in the bank deposit wars

Amid the battle for customer savings, the Nuno Matos-led lender was an outlier among its main rivals, losing ground in market share for households.

05.07.2026 10

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Joyce Moullakis

Monsoon Moira blows Victorian Liberals off track again

Monsoon Moira blows Victorian Liberals off track again

In her tempestuous four-year term, the upper house MP has resembled English cricketer Geoff Boycott: playing for herself and not the team.

05.07.2026 10

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Terry Barnes

The West is looking for a NATO Plan B that doesn’t exist

The West is looking for a NATO Plan B that doesn’t exist

While Paris and Berlin sip espressos and debate the philosophical merits of “strategic autonomy”, other countries stare across the border at...

05.07.2026 10

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Anjali Nadaradjane

‘Demagogue’ Trump would stun America’s founding fathers

‘Demagogue’ Trump would stun America’s founding fathers

As the United States celebrates 250 years of independence, the current president could not be more different than George Washington and his vision for...

05.07.2026 20

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Maureen Dowd

America at 250: love it or loath it, the world still needs it

America at 250: love it or loath it, the world still needs it

The country’s extraordinary history suggests it still holds the unique capacity to anchor the democratic world and recommit itself to responsible...

04.07.2026 20

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The Afr View

Naomi Osaka isn’t just wearing fashion. She’s rewriting the business of sport

Naomi Osaka isn’t just wearing fashion. She’s rewriting the business of sport

Brands no longer look only for reach, they seek something far more valuable: cultural authorities. People who can create conversations about memorable...

03.07.2026 10

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Renuka Kimber

World Cup made Europeans fall for America

World Cup made Europeans fall for America

Hosting soccer’s global party is boosting American patriotism just as Trump’s narcissism is souring the 250th anniversary of America’s...

03.07.2026 10

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Michael Stutchbury

PM and treasurer want to eat the pie themselves, not grow it for all

PM and treasurer want to eat the pie themselves, not grow it for all

These professional politicians behave like parasites, sucking the life out of private enterprise. But the blood suckers should be careful what they...

03.07.2026 10

Financial Review

Christopher Joye

Labor’s reservation scheme won’t get the cheaper gas we want

Labor’s reservation scheme won’t get the cheaper gas we want

The draft scheme uses a sledgehammer when government intervention in markets should be done with surgical instruments.

03.07.2026 10

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Tony Wood

The real American Revolution continues after 250 years

The real American Revolution continues after 250 years

The US’ unique and quite phenomenal economic and political success has resulted from its own adaptations of the British inheritance, taking it in...

03.07.2026 10

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John Carroll

PM reckons budget is about opportunity. Perception says otherwise

PM reckons budget is about opportunity. Perception says otherwise

Anthony Albanese has always warned against punching down on the so-called wealthy. Does he still believe it?

03.07.2026 10

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Phillip Coorey

Australian universities can’t afford naivety on academic partnerships

Australian universities can’t afford naivety on academic partnerships

Academic institutions should remain places of openness and collaboration. But it shouldn’t mean inadvertently emboldening countries that don’t...

02.07.2026 10

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The Afr View

Hedge fund talent war exposes Australian sharemarket’s fading dynamism

Hedge fund talent war exposes Australian sharemarket’s fading dynamism

A star manager’s exit from Perpetual for New York’s Millennium Management has exposed the brutal reality confronting Australia’s active fund managers.

02.07.2026 20

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Jonathan Shapiro

There’s a Tasmanian fix for Australia’s failing schools

There’s a Tasmanian fix for Australia’s failing schools

The trial is grouping schools together under shared leadership, drawing on reforms that have transformed education in England.

02.07.2026 10

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Jordana Hunter

Why is King Charles getting richer?

Why is King Charles getting richer?

It’s hard to justify such largesse when the British government is struggling to cover the state’s running costs.

02.07.2026 10

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Rosa Prince

Victoria is the Liberal Party’s last hope

Victoria is the Liberal Party’s last hope

Opposition Leader Jess Wilson’s chances of becoming premier may well come down to one rogue MP, Moira Deeming.

02.07.2026 10

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Pru Goward

Audit regulatory reset inevitable after the PwC and KPMG scandals

Audit regulatory reset inevitable after the PwC and KPMG scandals

Treasury will now consult on its proposals. Heightened regulation brought upon the sector by bad actors at the two big four firms is the most likely...

01.07.2026 10

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The Afr View